I've published a new short course on Insight Timer called Taming The Mind: An Overview Of Meditation Practice And Theory- it's three lessons with a short guided meditation after each. This is my third "course", and while it has some similar material to the others, it is more brief, and I think it's probably the…
I've been gradually recording the classic Buddhist text, Dhammapada, from the translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. I will eventually record all 26 short chapters of Buddhist wisdom poetry and upload them to InsightTimer, Rumble, YouTube, etc. As always, they will also be available here in the form of a free mp3 download, by clicking on the…
I haven't been writing much lately, so I thought I'd post my latest few guided meditations. Most of my meditations are also available on InsightTimer and some are on YouTube. Preparing The Mind For The World (14:36) Continuous access to an onslaught of information from a world that is at times stressful, and even terrifying,…
A Meditation Math Problem. Click here to listen instead. Out beyond positivity and negativity, there is fidelity. I'll meet you there. You may recognize the play on words of Rumi's poem. Defying all expectations, I decided to do an article and live session on a math problem. Let's sharpen our pencils and crunch the numbers…
Here's another article sprouting from my preparation for an InsightTimer Live talk. I'm enjoying exploring these ideas a little more deeply before presenting them. Please pardon the places where a well-written article is replaced by rambling. I give myself a short timeframe, then it must be released, for better or for worse. That said, let…
The following article came from my notes for an InsightTimer Live session. I do these sessions roughly every week, generally at 10am Eastern time. They are oriented to the practice of meditation and the topics act as inspiration for practice and to promote contemplation and discussion. I invite you to join one of these sessions…
Hey there, Did you know that I also have some recordings of me reading passages from scripture on my website? You can find them at this link. But I'll also put them below, since I'm not really writing a blog, and it will make it feel more complete. I just recently uploded 3/4 of these…
Steady, honorable, non-bullshit content creation has been a recent goal of mine. One of the things that keeps me a tad honest is my weekly InsightTimer live session (2022.11.04). Each week I choose a different topic, or sometimes I wing it, but the format is always a short meditation, followed by a little chat, and…
Hey, Y'all, A few new recordings- bit of a sleepy theme lately, maybe it will be useful for you or someone you know. Peace. Click on name for download or on Insight Timer or Youtube link. Good will (metta) for peace of mind, better rest, and sleep (15:30) I’ve been working on my own rest and sleep…
Maybe all humans meditate, whether they call it meditation or not. It's just a matter of what they're meditating about or how they're meditating. The same could be said for prayer. All humans pray, but who or what are they praying to and how. Meditation, contemplation, and prayer are not optional human activities- neither is…
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